Monday, November 15, 2010

Information Technology and the Global Village

please click the link below for the article:
http://llqj.com/492571-Information-Technology-and-the-Global-Village.html



The article “Information Technology and the Global Village” was a well written paper on how communication has evolved. The first paragraph introduced the idea of the global village and the problems that it has conquered. It also listed the number of new technologies that are currently being used.  The second paragraph went into talking about social networking and advantages to users and how they are coming up with new technology everyday to make communication a little bit easier. This article was informative on how technology had shifted during the decades.

Although this article was rather short, there was a lot of information embedded in it. Some interesting facts that the article listed were that In its early days, E-commerce existed simply as a form of facilitation for commercial and financial transactions. It is one of the few things that have changed with the passage of time. This historic turning of e-commerce occurred about three decades ago. It was interesting to know that these innovations are so recent and new, but have grown so fast and vast around the world. The growth of telephonic banking services, credit card transactions and automated teller machines has added a new dimension to e-commerce. Electronic payment is also the norm for almost all online transactions.

This article makes the reader truly understand and appreciate modern and current technologies and its advantages. When reading this article you also understand how lifestyles can change because of technology. This article was filled with information on the topic of the global village and how easily we are now connected. It is as if the whole world is next door.

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